November 17, 2000
11:25 a.m.
Two parking meters were stolen from the Visitor Center parking lot. Parking Services had last removed the money from these meters on Nov. 12, and loss was estimated at $356.
November 18, 2000
5:17 a.m.
An officer was stopped by a passing motorist who advised him that a friend needed to go home. The officer found an intoxicated passed out woman in the vehicle. The woman was unable to tell anyone where she lived, so the officers transported her to the Public Safety office and called her parents. Her parents arrived and took custody of her.
November 20, 2000
7:33 p.m.
Parts from two Dell computers were taken from the Winfield Dunn Building sometime between 11:00 a.m. Nov. 17 and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20, according to the police report. The room showed no signs of forced entry, and officers were unable to take fingerprints. Loss was estimated at $5,000.
November 20, 2000
6:38 p.m.
Two officers with the Department of Public Safety responded to a disturbance at South Campus Residence Hall on Buford Ellington North.
When the officers arrived they met with the caller, who said he and his wife had been arguing, and his wife had pulled a knife on him.
When the officers accompanied the man to his apartment, they found his wife on the couch.
The man said the disturbance started outside of the apartment when he brought home some balloons from a female friend.
Based on statements from both the husband and wife, the officers were unable to determine who was the prime aggressor. Both parties were transported to the Shelby County jail. The witness who was on the scene said he never saw the husband put his hands on his wife.
November 28, 2000
8:46 p.m.
A man in the South Lot reported his vehicle had been stolen. Officers found glass in the parking space where the victim had parked his car. Loss was estimated at $4,000. While responding to the theft report, the officer found another vehicle sitting in the lot, with the engine running and the one of the doors open. The officer noticed the steering column had been damaged, and the car was towed to MPD's vehicle lot. The value of the recovered car was estimated at $6,000.
November 29, 2000
1:45 a.m.
Officers with the Department of Public Safety responded to a possible domestic situation at Rawls Hall. On arrival, they met with a man and three witnesses.
The victim said he met with a woman at his off-campus residence at 2:30 p.m., and broke off their relationship. At that time, the victim said, the suspect threw a pie and a coffee mug at the wall.
The victim then called the Memphis Police Department, but the officer did not take a report. The victim said the suspect left a check for $100 to cover the damages, but returned again at 11:30 p.m., tore up a stuffed animal and damaged the apartment's glass door.
Later, at 1:30 a.m., the suspect assaulted the victim outside of Rawls Hall -- pushing, punching and kicking him.
The suspect also kicked the victim's car door several times.
The victim said he did not try to defend himself, and at one point was on the ground while the suspect kicked him.
Three witnesses came forward and said they heard the verbal altercation and watched as the suspect assaulted the victim. Two officers went to the suspect's room and took her into custody for assault and vandalism.
The suspect was taken to Police Services, then transferred to jail by the Memphis Police Department.
